From ItalyLiving in Naples, Italy (15:40 UTC+02:00)
About Me
italki teacher since May 5, 2021
Interest topicTravelFilms & TV SeriesMusicWritingMarketing
Hello everybody!
I am Mirella, and I am an Italian native speaker.
I graduated from Orientale, in Naples, where I studied Japanese, Chinese and English languages, cultures and literatures. So, let's say I know the struggles with learning a new language!
Right now I am living in the beautiful city of Naples, in the south of Italy.
Naples has its own dialect, and if you have some questions about it, feel free to ask!
I love teaching, playing the violin and singing. I've always thought music and learning a new language have a special link together. Learning by heart the lyrics of a song in another language can really help us to memorize new words and sentence patterns.
Me as a Teacher
- I am very kind and flexible.
- I try to adapt myself on your needs when it comes to teaching.
- I will adapt the level of my Italian to an Italian level you will be surely able to understand.
- I want to know what are the things you find more difficult to learn and memorize to help you reach your goals faster.
- I really care about my students and about their progress in learning.
- I am open to any kind of feedback and any kind of requests in order to make our lessons the best for you.
- I strongly believe that learning a new language with songs can be a very funny way to improve!
My lessons & teaching style
My way of teaching is entirely based on your needs and what I recommend you to do is:
- BOOK A TRIAL LESSON with me, it is a very important starting point! During this lesson - that lasts about 30 minutes - we will talk about your current level, your goals and interests, on which our next lessons will be based.
- Next, I'll write you a message including the STUDY PLAN I think best suits you.
- During our lessons I will provide some materials, be it some podcasts, readings, YouTube videos, grammar PDFs, grammar exercises, some homework and so on.
IMPORTANT: what I need to know to create a plan for you is HOW MUCH TIME you can commit yourself at the best.
My teaching material
Homework Assignments
Audio files
PDF file
Video files
Test templates and examples
Education
2020 - Current
Master's - Lingue e Culture dell'Asia e dell'AfricaUniversità degli Studi di Napoli l'Orientale
2011 - 2018
Bachelor’s - Lingue e Culture Orientali e AfricaneUniversità degli Studi di Napoli L'Orientale
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Italian Lessons
Italian
Neapolitan (Napoletano)
Trial Lesson
72 lessons completed
USD 5.00+
Italian Conversation Class
A2 - C2Conversation556 lessons completed
USD 11.00+
Package with 11% off
Italian Grammar, Conversation & Pronunciation
A2 - C2Language Essentials358 lessons completed
USD 12.00+
Package with 16% off
Learn Italian from scratch & Homework help
A1 - B1Language Essentials220 lessons completed
USD 15.00+
Package with 6% off
Availability
Based on your timezone (UTC+00:00)
90 Reviews
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Italian
Neapolitan (Napoletano)
Ty G
8 Italian lessons
Teacher’s pick
Fantastic first lesson with Mirella. She provided some very useful grammar and pronunciation tips. We also had a wonderful conversation related to the Italian language, its dialects, and her own language journey. I'm very excited for the next lesson!
Nov 15, 2022
Tony Lazzeri
67 Italian lessons
Teacher’s pick
Mirella is an absolute delight to speak with. She is always encouraging, always helpful, always knowledgable. She is a highly talented and insightful teacher that you need to work with if you want to get better at Italian. You won't regret it.
Oct 11, 2021
Brandon Brown
10 Italian lessons
Teacher’s pick
Mirella was a wonderful teacher that help me breakdown and understand the meaning of my favorite Italian song. Additionally she helped me learn some Italian grammar that confused me in the past. 5 star review for a 5 star teacher. I’ll be reserving more lessons right away.
May 22, 2021
Armando A. Alvarez
2 Italian lessons
Muy buena la sesión de hoy con Mirella. Hablamos de temas muy diversos, algunos en los cuales yo no tenía aún el vocabulario para poder dar respuesta a sus preguntas. Todo fluyó de manera muy natural y me llevó a esforzarme a subir mi nivel de conversación. Disfrute mucho de la sesión. Me motivó a seguir mejorando y me hizo varias correcciones muy puntuales en relación a palabras o frases completas que me ayuden a expresar mejor mis ideas. Es una buenísima enseñante.
Sep 10, 2024
Derek
5 Italian lessons
Mirella era molto piacevole. Non vedo l'ora di imparare italiano con lei. Mi sento bene dopo la nostra lezione. Può aiutarmi molto , consiglio a tutti.
Sep 3, 2024
Jean
2 Italian lessons
Mirella is clearly a very competent teacher. I enjoyed her conversational approach to the class, proactively asking questions to lead the conversation and simultaneously writing down translations for words I was missing, as well as wider grammatical explanations. I highly recommend!